occasionally someone on tumblr will post a shortened version of a Russian name (heated rivalry related) and it'll be very wrong and it's like nails on a chalkboard. like, i get it, it's fine, it's whatever, nobody cares, but also hhajfhajksdhaseafhaarrrgghhhhhh stop that pleaaaaase it hurts my ears

[Sade voice 🎵]

I've also recently given up on trying to get traditionally published again, so this is very relatable. In my case, my agent just didn't believe in or like my writing & finally dumped me a year ago & yeah, it sucked, but also I realized that my day job is more valuable to me - I'm very fortunate!

I was about to settle into watching the Oscars but it turns out I don’t have access! And you know what…that is OKAY. A bit freeing! Gonna watch silly cooking shows instead

hi bsky, I’ve been off of you for several days for sanity reasons, how are you? I’m winding down a few days in Jersey (we’ve been visiting my sister) & it’s been soooooo nice, I love our visits 🥰 look at this perfect loaf & this perfect oaf

T, sending me That Picture of Connor Storrie in a blue bodysuit: "I just came SO CLOSE to sending that to family chat. No context." Me: "Imagine that. Beautiful sunset....Connor Storrie in a blue bodysuit..." T: "It's the same picture."

The 3 genders

“Look at that bird” A Play In Three Acts

I'm a girl with simple needs...I wanna find a cute pair of high heels in the color yellow. I go on a website. I filter by color. I proceed to feel like Michael when Janet keeps handing him a cactus stating it's not a cactus Is the shoe yellow? It IS Is it actually gold? No, it's yellow (It is gold)

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

heated rivalry fandom collectively needs to open a fucking window, jfc

90s Captain Ahab: Thar she blows. Thar she blows again.

one thing you should know about me is that i love seals more than anything else in the world. i don't know why. i cannot tell you. but when they 🥺 and then they SPEAK?? with their little happy tiny voices?? leave me here to perish LOOK AT THIS SWEET BAAAABYYYYYYY

Ok, the weather IS incredible. I went for my little lunchtime walk, then sat on the stoop for a while just BASKING as a family with little kids rode down the street on bikes going WHEEEEE! & then our mailman told me all about how he thought it was gonna be cold so he wore his heavy jacket. A DELIGHT

everyone is having a normal one including the weather forecasters

I finished Jill Bolte Taylor's "My Stroke of Insight" and I can't recommend it enough. Incredibly compelling and fascinating, and I learned a ton. She's a neuroanatomist who, at 37, had a major stroke. This is the story of her recovery but also SO much more! She truly seems like a lovely human.

Discovered that Deezer has my two favorite Russian bands (though not all of their music) so it's real Having Big Emotions Monday over here

Hey friends. So, my sweet boy has been going through the ringer lately with some kind of chronic GI problem on top of his diabetes and dental issues. We're working on treatment, and well. I hate asking this so much, but I need help, badly. (Again.) (Still.) www.gofundme.com/f/gen-sad-ki...

why why why WHY WHY WHYYYYY

(this is about a tumblr post i came across) idk man, i think lumping millions of people together to say that they can only think one way about the current political situation is so incredibly reductive and unhelpful and what if we gave people grace, instead. what if that.

me: you think somewhere there's a taxidermist who uses a stuffed pig as a piggy bank? wife: we don't actually have to talk about every thought you have

Lolsob—imagine a world where Diane Wynne Jones and Diana Duane were THE Famous Wizard Writers and JKR is crowdfunding for heating oil. Probably that timeline has different presidents and less warcrimes too

GET IT, FOXBOROUGH.

I feel like I haven’t been properly warm in months. I’m losing it. I’m constantly fucking freezing. I am done. I am done!! I love winter and I am done!! GIVE ME SUNLIGHT THAT ACTUALLY WARMS I WANT TO SWEAT ahem. I’m fine. It’s fine. I’m fine.

unrelated: the person on ask a manager absolutely outraged they’re being asked to show their face on zoom for one hour a week…idk, man, I don’t think it’s all that outrageous to have cameras on for meetings… I like to see people. I’m probably in the minority but I hate seeing black boxes all over

the way I know spring IS coming is I’ve woken up with a stuffy nose for two days straight. My face doesn’t care about snow. It DOES care about seasonal allergies

Whenever I get my Fix the News email, I wait to read it with coffee on Friday mornings & want to read T the best bits outloud but UNFORTUNATELY those make me CRY so I CAN'T, and it's very frustrating, you understand (subscribe to Fix the News)

Now, I feel like I’ve done extensive research and I am FAIRLY certain that Captain Flint is THE hottest man in the world

LET'S!!! FUCKING!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

well, it's not Wednesday, but I started the sequel to my fic, which picks up right where it left off, with a little switcheroo...

I was on MTV back in the year 2000

My daughter: in the TLC song “No Scrubs,” what do they mean by “scrub”? Me: Honey this is the one and only pop song in history that opens up with a dictionary and thesaurus entry.

the two phases of writing: (1) writing and (2) wandering aimlessly like an unmoored ghost and complaining about not writing

Hudson…Hudson please……

Question: “if you were an action figure, what accessories would you have?” My wife, answering for me: “Pepcid. And an allergy pill. … Am I still married?”

It's here!! I've been working on THE CITIZEN OF EASTPORT for 5 years and it's finally time to unleash it upon the world. If you like messy queer relationships, intrigue, noir, and butch protagonists, you might want to check it out. Available in ebook and paperback: books2read.com/citizenofeas...

The New York attorney general's office has ordered NYU Langone to resume gender affirming care for trans youth due to violating New York Human Rights law. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/n... Bypass here. archive.ph/4NboB

could NOT find the moon this morning :(((((( (DID get to make a "well, it's an ECLIPSE" joke to my bundled up wife)

I know I'm a day late & a dollar short, but Harrison Ford, the man you are!!!!!!

tl;dr: more people should watch this gentleman's speech and think seriously about what he is saying bsky.app/profile/slcl...

i think we're back?? again?? anyway, ANOTHER BUMP to this beleaguered little fic ja;dkas;ldk

when will AO3 stop glitchingggggggg those are load-bearing kind comments 😭

"The Importance of Being Earnest, featuring the brilliant Ncuti Gatwa, available to audiences worldwide for one week only." A fantastic opportunity for those who cannot travel to the National Theatre to see this production!

Bumping this in case you are interested in 14.5k words of two beautiful men getting together on a fine LA evening!

We’re actually back!!! Huzzah!!

i wish i hadn't already posted my fic, now it's just sitting there!! inaccessible!! waaaaah

AO3 IS BACK and I HAVE FIC!! "tête-à-tête" (Heated Rivalry RPF, Connor/François, Explicit, 14k words) (archived locked so please don't be weird, thank youuuuu!) archiveofourown.org/works/80480476